7 Steps to Marketing Success
How to create a marketing system
Housekeeping
 • Audit – ducttape.me/asmcbc
 • Slides -
Definition of Marketing




       Know   Like   Trust
Marketing is a System
 1.   Strategy before tactics
 2.   Fill your marketing hourglass
 3.   Publish educational content
 4.   Create a total online presence
 5.   Use a lead generation trio
 6.   Make selling a system too
 7.   Live by the calendar
Strategy before tactics
 • Identify your ideal client
 • Choose a value proposition
 • Define a core difference
 • Connect the dots
Profit




         Referrals
Customer driven strategy
 • Why did you buy?
 • Why do you stay?
 • What’s one thing you loved?
 • What frustrates you?
 • What would you Google?
 • Who else do you refer?
Build your
 Marketing
Hourglass
The funnel
      is broken
“When it comes to lead and
 referral generation, a happy
 customer is the best tool.”
The Marketing HourglassTM

         Know      • Who and how, ads, referrals, networking




          Like     • Website, blog content, social media,




         Trust     • SEO, webinars, marketing materials, white
                     papers




          Try      • Workshops, evaluations, demo, DIY training,
                     starter




          Buy      • Service team, new customer kit




        Repeat     • Post project review, cross selling, customer
                     events



         Refer     • Champion events, partner intros, peer2peer


                    © Duct Tape Marketing – all rights reserved
The Marketing HourglassTM

         Know
                  •Who and how
                  •Ads
                  •Referrals




          Like
                  •Web site/blog
                  •Reception
                  •Newsletter




         Trust
                  •Search
                  •Expert content
                  •Sales presentation

                  •Webinar

          Try     •Evaluation
                  •Nurturing




          Buy
                  •Service team
                  •New customer kit
                  •Finance/delivery




        Repeat
                  •Post project survey
                  •Cross selling
                  •Quarterly events




         Refer
                  •Results reviews
                  •Partner intros
                  •Peer2peer events

                                         © Duct Tape Marketing – all rights reserved
Publish
Educational
 Content
The publishing model

 • Body of work
 • Major themes (keywords)
 • Editorial calendar
 • Story building
 • Mixed media
Content that builds trust

  • How to content
  • Reviews
  • Testimonials
  • Articles
Content that educates

 • eBooks
 • Newsletter
 • Workshops
 • Demonstrations
 • FAQs
 • Survey data
Customer generated content

 • Automatic referrals and reviews
 • Testimonials – AudioAcrobat
 • Video success stories
 • Video testimonial party
Other people’s content

 • Custom RSS feeds
 • Republish, Share, RT
 • Curate
 • Storify
Total
  Online
Presence
Pillars of a total online presence
 • Content Platform
 • Organic SEO
 • Email Marketing
 • Social Media Marketing
 • Online Advertising
 • Mobile and Location
 • Analytics and Conversion
Listening station tools
     Google Alerts
     Google Reader
     Search.twitter
     Social CRM
     Twitter lists
Optimize online content
 • Ask your customers
 • Google Keywords
 • Wordtracker
 • Blog religiously
 • Think local content
 • Chapters
 • Get links!
 • Use social
Nobody
wants to
read your
   blog
The right links

 • Write a blog      • Blog comments
 • Guest post        • Social bookmarking
 • Social PR         • Social networks
 • Social profiles   • Article directories
Capture and segment visits
 • Trade value for emails
 • Use email service
   • Constant Contact
   • Aweber
   • Vertical Response
   • emfluence
 • Pippity/Wufoo
 • Survey funnel
 • Get Smart Content
Claim real estate
 • Social profiles
   • Facebook
   • Google+
   • LinkedIn
   • Twitter
 • Knowem
 • Be Sharable
 • Optimize brand assets
   • YouTube
   • Slideshare
   • Flickr/Picasa
Integrate landing pages
 • Every goal gets a page
 • Drive advertising
 • Drive social
 • Premise
 • Unbounce
Play ratings and reviews
• Google+ Local
• Yahoo Local
• Bing Local
• Yelp
• CitySearch
• InsiderPages
Google Shopping
• Product ads
• Price shopping
• Local intent
• Google Merchant
Offline calls to action
•   Free workshop
•   Click to call/chat
•   Schedule now
•   Contest
•   Directions
Click to call/chat
• Pricing/quote
    – Liveperson
    – BoldChat
    – Olark
•   Directions
•   Inventory
•   Availability
•   Hotline help
O2O advertising
•   Google Adwords
•   Google Express
•   Facebook targeting
•   Landing pages
Twitter best practices
   • Think objectives
   • List your customers

   • Follow (twellow.com)
   • Use search and aggregate
   • Use 3rd party tool – tweetdeck
Facebook best practices
  • Build fan page
  • Make personal public subscribers

  • Promote with “Like” button

  • Focus on the Wall with content
  • Use images for status updates
  • Add “Like” plugin to your site

  • Buy ads to promote content
LinkedIn best practices
 • Profile – links, keywords, descriptive
 • Connect through groups

 • Comment and share in groups
 • Mine for leads – premium acct.
 • Questions and Answers
Google+ Best Practices
 • Build a full profile
 • Claim your place page

 • Promote with “+1” button

 • Focus on small Circles
 • Use images and videos
 • Comment with +name

 • Hangout with customers
Lead
Generation
    Trio
Lead generation
 • Advertising
 • Public relations
 • Referral systems
Advertising
 • Control
 • Narrowly targeted
 • 2-step – direct response
 • Accountable
 • Awareness for content
Image ad vs. direct response
Public Relations
 • It’s about relationships
 • Use alerts
 • Monthly touch
 • Use online press releases
PR Tools
 • Google Alerts
 • HARO
 • PRWeb
 • Twitter Lists
Referrals

• Champions
• Education
• Offers
• Tools
• Community
Educate – the perfect intro
•   How you can spot our ideal client
•   How to present our core message
•   List of trigger statements
•   Our referral offer
•   Our marketing process
Partner community

• Frame of mind
• Identify
• Recruit
• Activate
• Platform
Intro in reverse
• Letter of introduction
• Perfect introduction
• Blank introduction
Partner program
• Recruit and introduce
• Conduct video interview
• Create content opp
• Acquire special offers
• Make referrals
• Rate and review
• Create events
• “Little Black Book”
Lead
Conversion
is a system
Lead Conversion
 • Discovery – Next step
 • Presentation – Seminar
 • Nurturing – Sales cycle
 • Monthly touches
 • Transaction – Same experience
New Customer Orientation
 • Who you need to know
 • What we need to know
 • What to do next
Live by the
Calendar
Live by the calendar
 • Monthly themes
 • Weekly actions
 • Daily appointments
 • Make it a game
The Ultimate
Marketing
System Online


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  • 1.
    7 Steps toMarketing Success How to create a marketing system
  • 2.
    Housekeeping • Audit– ducttape.me/asmcbc • Slides -
  • 3.
    Definition of Marketing Know Like Trust
  • 4.
    Marketing is aSystem 1. Strategy before tactics 2. Fill your marketing hourglass 3. Publish educational content 4. Create a total online presence 5. Use a lead generation trio 6. Make selling a system too 7. Live by the calendar
  • 5.
    Strategy before tactics • Identify your ideal client • Choose a value proposition • Define a core difference • Connect the dots
  • 6.
    Profit Referrals
  • 7.
    Customer driven strategy • Why did you buy? • Why do you stay? • What’s one thing you loved? • What frustrates you? • What would you Google? • Who else do you refer?
  • 8.
  • 9.
    The funnel is broken “When it comes to lead and referral generation, a happy customer is the best tool.”
  • 10.
    The Marketing HourglassTM Know • Who and how, ads, referrals, networking Like • Website, blog content, social media, Trust • SEO, webinars, marketing materials, white papers Try • Workshops, evaluations, demo, DIY training, starter Buy • Service team, new customer kit Repeat • Post project review, cross selling, customer events Refer • Champion events, partner intros, peer2peer © Duct Tape Marketing – all rights reserved
  • 11.
    The Marketing HourglassTM Know •Who and how •Ads •Referrals Like •Web site/blog •Reception •Newsletter Trust •Search •Expert content •Sales presentation •Webinar Try •Evaluation •Nurturing Buy •Service team •New customer kit •Finance/delivery Repeat •Post project survey •Cross selling •Quarterly events Refer •Results reviews •Partner intros •Peer2peer events © Duct Tape Marketing – all rights reserved
  • 12.
  • 13.
    The publishing model • Body of work • Major themes (keywords) • Editorial calendar • Story building • Mixed media
  • 14.
    Content that buildstrust • How to content • Reviews • Testimonials • Articles
  • 15.
    Content that educates • eBooks • Newsletter • Workshops • Demonstrations • FAQs • Survey data
  • 16.
    Customer generated content • Automatic referrals and reviews • Testimonials – AudioAcrobat • Video success stories • Video testimonial party
  • 17.
    Other people’s content • Custom RSS feeds • Republish, Share, RT • Curate • Storify
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Pillars of atotal online presence • Content Platform • Organic SEO • Email Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Online Advertising • Mobile and Location • Analytics and Conversion
  • 20.
    Listening station tools Google Alerts Google Reader Search.twitter Social CRM Twitter lists
  • 21.
    Optimize online content • Ask your customers • Google Keywords • Wordtracker • Blog religiously • Think local content • Chapters • Get links! • Use social
  • 22.
  • 23.
    The right links • Write a blog • Blog comments • Guest post • Social bookmarking • Social PR • Social networks • Social profiles • Article directories
  • 24.
    Capture and segmentvisits • Trade value for emails • Use email service • Constant Contact • Aweber • Vertical Response • emfluence • Pippity/Wufoo • Survey funnel • Get Smart Content
  • 25.
    Claim real estate • Social profiles • Facebook • Google+ • LinkedIn • Twitter • Knowem • Be Sharable • Optimize brand assets • YouTube • Slideshare • Flickr/Picasa
  • 26.
    Integrate landing pages • Every goal gets a page • Drive advertising • Drive social • Premise • Unbounce
  • 27.
    Play ratings andreviews • Google+ Local • Yahoo Local • Bing Local • Yelp • CitySearch • InsiderPages
  • 28.
    Google Shopping • Productads • Price shopping • Local intent • Google Merchant
  • 29.
    Offline calls toaction • Free workshop • Click to call/chat • Schedule now • Contest • Directions
  • 30.
    Click to call/chat •Pricing/quote – Liveperson – BoldChat – Olark • Directions • Inventory • Availability • Hotline help
  • 31.
    O2O advertising • Google Adwords • Google Express • Facebook targeting • Landing pages
  • 32.
    Twitter best practices • Think objectives • List your customers • Follow (twellow.com) • Use search and aggregate • Use 3rd party tool – tweetdeck
  • 33.
    Facebook best practices • Build fan page • Make personal public subscribers • Promote with “Like” button • Focus on the Wall with content • Use images for status updates • Add “Like” plugin to your site • Buy ads to promote content
  • 34.
    LinkedIn best practices • Profile – links, keywords, descriptive • Connect through groups • Comment and share in groups • Mine for leads – premium acct. • Questions and Answers
  • 35.
    Google+ Best Practices • Build a full profile • Claim your place page • Promote with “+1” button • Focus on small Circles • Use images and videos • Comment with +name • Hangout with customers
  • 36.
  • 37.
    Lead generation •Advertising • Public relations • Referral systems
  • 38.
    Advertising • Control • Narrowly targeted • 2-step – direct response • Accountable • Awareness for content
  • 39.
    Image ad vs.direct response
  • 40.
    Public Relations •It’s about relationships • Use alerts • Monthly touch • Use online press releases
  • 41.
    PR Tools •Google Alerts • HARO • PRWeb • Twitter Lists
  • 42.
    Referrals • Champions • Education •Offers • Tools • Community
  • 43.
    Educate – theperfect intro • How you can spot our ideal client • How to present our core message • List of trigger statements • Our referral offer • Our marketing process
  • 45.
    Partner community • Frameof mind • Identify • Recruit • Activate • Platform
  • 46.
    Intro in reverse •Letter of introduction • Perfect introduction • Blank introduction
  • 48.
    Partner program • Recruitand introduce • Conduct video interview • Create content opp • Acquire special offers • Make referrals • Rate and review • Create events • “Little Black Book”
  • 49.
  • 50.
    Lead Conversion •Discovery – Next step • Presentation – Seminar • Nurturing – Sales cycle • Monthly touches • Transaction – Same experience
  • 51.
    New Customer Orientation • Who you need to know • What we need to know • What to do next
  • 52.
  • 53.
    Live by thecalendar • Monthly themes • Weekly actions • Daily appointments • Make it a game
  • 54.
    The Ultimate Marketing System Online ducttapemarketing.com 54